well , I really hope it would work out with this clock , because I have covet it for some time . despite the mixed review , I finally decide to give it a chance when I get a gift card to Amazon for Christmas . unfortunately , I be have to send it back . as other people have say , the color be much brighter than the picture -lrb- the pink be the same hue as in the photo , but it be a much more saturated version - a bit more bubblegum than salmon -rrb- , and there be silver around the bottom instead of the white in the pic . neither of those thing bother I - the clock be still quite cute in person . unfortunately , I do not realize that the face be always light and you can not adjust the brightness . similarly , the audio part of the alarm be super loud and non-adjustable . but the main reason I return it be that it just never seem to work properly - sometimes the audio alarm would go off without the light part flash first , sometimes both would happen at the same time , and sometimes the light would flash but the audio would not ever come on . if I be just look for a cute clock to have in the living room and do not want to use it as a alarm clock , I definitely would have keep it despite its flaw . but for my purpose , it be just not a match .